KEWANEE WEATHER

Titans advance to regional title game with win over Stark County


By The Kewanee Voice    May 16, 2024

The Annawan-Wethersfield Titans won a regional semifinal game Wednesday against Stark County.

The Titans jumped out to a 6-0 lead in the first inning of the game at Howes Park in Annawan and never looked back, on the way to a 12-3 win.

The Rebels cut the lead in half with three runs in the top of the third. But a four-run fifth put the game away for the Titans.

Dillon and and Devin Horrie each drove in two runs for the Titans. Nic Thurston also drove in two runs, and Kellan Keane, Brody Childs, Koeyn DeClercq and Caleb McGill each had RBIs.

DeClercq started on the mound and went six innings, giving up two earned runs. Maddux Heitzler pitched the seventh for Annawan-Wethersfield.

The Titans, now 17-6-1 for the season, will play for the regional championship Saturday.